WHISKER OF EVIL
A Bantam Book / April 2004
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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Illustrations copyright © 2004 Michael Gellatly
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Brown, Rita Mae.
Whisker of evil / Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown.
p. cm.
1. Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 3. Women postal service employees—Fiction. 4. Women cat owners—Fiction. 5. Virginia—Fiction. 6. Cats—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3552.R698W48 2004
813'.54—dc21
2003056262
eISBN: 978-0-553-89879-8
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